The Pokémon Black Bolt and White Flare’s dual set release is something we haven’t seen for a while. The simultaneous release of two sets that feature their own distinct cards, including their own Secret Rares, is pretty exciting. We’ve seen Black Bolt and White Flare’s Japanese cards already (check out the full card list), but it’s important to note that, when sets launch outside of Japan, they’re never exactly the same cards, so it’s worth looking at what we can expect from our booster packs. Let’s cast our eyes over the cards for Black Bolt and White Flare!

Pokémon Black Bolt Main Set Card Gallery

Black Bolt cards have the set code BLK, which is found in the bottom left corner of each card. You’ll also note that each card has a number to the right of its set code; there are 86 cards in Black Bolt’s main set, so these cards are numbered from 1 to 86:

Pokémon Black Bolt Secret Rare Card Gallery

Every Pokémon set also has Secret Rare cards to find in booster packs too. These are numbered above the “designated” number of cards in a set, so the numbers on these cards starts at 87, and end at 172. Secret Rare cards are variants of cards in the main set; they’re always the most visually spectacular and sought after cards:

Pokémon White Flare Main Set Card Gallery

The set code for White Flare cards is WHT; it can be seen in the bottom left of each card as normal. Just as in Black Bolt, there are 86 cards in the White Flare set:

Pokémon White Flare Secret Rare Card Gallery

Mirroring the pattern of Black Bolt, the full art, foil treated Secret Rare cards in White Flare are numbered from 87 onwards; note that the red Victini card from Black Bolt also appears in the White Flare set, as card WHT 172/086:

When Was Black Bolt and White Flare Released?

The Western release of Pokémon Black Bolt and White Flare was July 18th, 2025. As with other sets, pre-release events took place in the week leading up to release; you can check your nearest event for future sets by using the official Pokémon event locator.

We looked at the most valuable Japanese Black Bolt and White Flare Pokémon cards; this closely follows the pattern of which cards are the most sought after in the English release of both sets! If you want a glimpse even further into the future, check out our lists of the Japanese Mega Brave and Mega Symphonia sets.